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American Pickers: Season 7

34 episodes Premiered Oct 9, 2013 Updated Oct 24, 2026

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Produce a JSON object for "American Pickers" Season 7. Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown. No asterisks. No headings. No bullet points (except in the array for the primer). Output valid JSON only. JSON Keys: overview: 160-220 word factual summary. primer: Array of exactly 4 concise bullet points summarizing essentia

Previously on American Pickers

Season 7 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ In the new season, Mike and Frank travel on a European adventure as they pick their way thru Italy and England.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Produce a JSON object for "American Pickers" Season 7.
Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown. No asterisks. No headings. No bullet points (except in the array for the primer). Output valid JSON only.
JSON Keys:
overview: 160-220 word factual summary.
primer: Array of exactly 4 concise bullet points summarizing essential previous lore, character positions, and stakes.
Synopsis:
Mike and Frank travel to Europe (Italy and England).
Challenges in Europe: Language barrier, reliance on translators (who barely speak English), exchange rate (Euros to dollars), shipping costs.
Items in Europe: Rare cars and motorcycles.
Back in the states: Haggle over historic items, meet quirky characters.
Specific items: Bonnie and Clyde memorabilia, Bass Guitar (possibly Bill Black's), typewriter (supposedly lent to Albert Einstein).
Iowa: Danielle Colby is overseeing Antique Archaeology store expansion and holding down the fort.
Sources:
[1] Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz are on a mission to recycle America by diving into piles of grimy junk.
[3] Premiered Jan 18, 2010, on History Channel.
[4] They hit back roads from coast to coast, earning a living by restoring forgotten relics.
[5] Mike and Frank are pickers that travel the country.
Overview (Target: 160-220 words):
In Season 7 of American Pickers, Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz expand their search for forgotten relics beyond the United States. The duo embarks on a European adventure, traveling through Italy and England to locate rare cars and motorcycles. This international excursion presents unique challenges, including a significant language barrier that forces the men to rely on translators with limited English proficiency. Additionally, they must navigate the complexities of the exchange rate between Euros and dollars and account for the high costs of shipping items back home. While exploring Europe, they find items not typically found in the states, though they cannot successfully close every negotiation. Back in the United States, Mike and Frank continue their mission to recycle America by haggling over various historic items and meeting interesting characters. Notable finds include Bonnie and Clyde memorabilia, a typewriter that was supposedly lent to Albert Einstein, and a bass guitar that may have belonged to legendary musician Bill Black, who played with Elvis. Meanwhile, in Iowa, Danielle Colby manages the expansion of the Antique Archaeology store while holding down the fort.

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Season 7 Episodes

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Season 7: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S7·E1 Mytharc

Off the Road

Oct 9, 2013 · 45 min

Mike and Frank get off the road for a behind-the-scenes look back at their most memorable moments together. Along with Danielle, they've put together a retrospective of their dusti

S7·E2 Mytharc

The Italian Job: Part 1

Oct 9, 2013 · 45 min

In search of a rare race car for an important museum client, the guys travel to Italy for what could be the biggest deal of their lives. But when their dolce vita dream goes bust,

S7·E3 Mytharc

The Italian Job: Part 2

Oct 9, 2013 · 45 min

Mike and Frank are in Italy where they're determined to fill a shipping container with awesome artifacts they'd never find at home. With their translator Fred in tow, they follow a

S7·E4 Core

Sicilian Standoff

Oct 16, 2013 · 45 min

On the third leg of their Italian adventure, Mike and Frank head south to Sicily where an American contact agrees to show them around. In a treasure-filled home, the guys try haggl

S7·E5 Core

London Calling

Oct 23, 2013 · 45 min

Leaving Italy behind, the guys drive clear across the continent to England where they haggle over an iconic red phone booth with a raunchy urban past. Next door, a British eccentri

S7·E6 Core

Pick or Treat

Oct 30, 2013 · 45 min

With a line-up of hair-raising Halloween picks, the guys crawl back underground in Pennsylvania in search of the "Mole Man." Later, the guys look for rusty relics at an abandoned O

S7·E7 Core

Dani Smells a Rat Rod

Nov 6, 2013 · 45 min

In Kansas, Mike and Frank meet an octogenarian artist whose collection includes a shrine to each of his six ex-wives and every other woman he’s ever been with. Picking a fellow pic

S7·E8 Core

Tough Texas

Nov 13, 2013 · 45 min

The guys reckon petroliana is plentiful in the Lone Star State, but tracking down a Texas-sized honey hole proves much trickier than expected. Still in search of a big-ticket trip

S7·E9 Core

Picking It Forward

Nov 20, 2013 · 45 min

A Kansas junkyard is packed with rusty old cars, signs, and machinery, but it's nothing compared to the awesome collection inside. Later, in a town that was annihilated by a tornad

S7·E10 Core

Cammy Camaro

Nov 27, 2013 · 45 min

The guys are freestyling in Kansas with a completely empty van when they stumble upon a staggering honey hole. Later, a couple's garage sale collection looks like a bust. That is,

S7·E11 Core

Lead of a Lifetime

Dec 4, 2013 · 45 min

In pursuit of a red-hot lead, the guys are in Oklahoma where they're determined to track down the motorbike that once belonged to legendary gangsters Bonnie and Clyde. Down the roa

S7·E12 Core

Bonnie, Clyde and The King

Dec 8, 2013 · 45 min

Once a roadie for a long list of fabled performers, Travis' home is like a rock'n'roll scrapbook. Later, in Louisiana, the guys get seriously fired up at the Bonnie & Clyde Ambush

S7·E13 Core

Pam's Labyrinth

Dec 18, 2013 · 45 min

In Missouri, Mike and Frank stumble upon a labyrinth of curious finds during a freestyle pick. Down the road in Oklahoma, they tour a vintage car company where the owner's entire c

S7·E14 Core

The Einstein Gamble

Jan 8, 2014 · 45 min

In upstate New York, a fellow picker and former firefighter gives the guys unprecedented access to his jam-packed barns and sheds. Later, John Atwater Bradley has lived a celebrity

S7·E15 Core

KISS and Sell

Jan 15, 2014 · 45 min

A costume shop in upstate New York is an unlikely place for a pick, but owner Nicky and her husband have also amassed an entire barn full of awesome stuff. Later, Mike climbs over

S7·E16 Core

The King's Ransom

Jan 22, 2014 · 45 min

Mike and Frank find themselves in paradise when they unearth an elephant, an alligator, and a life-size sculpture of Elvis in rural Vermont. While freestyling in New York, an aweso

S7·E17 Core

For a Few Dollars More

Jan 29, 2014 · 45 min

In Colorado, a fast-talking negotiator is determined to get top dollar for every last piece of her collection. Down the road, a local artist has a killer collection of atomic age l

S7·E18 Core

Mountain Mayhem

Feb 5, 2014 · 45 min

A 135-year-old Colorado opera house is packed with vintage Americana and Mike and Frank are determined to buy whatever they can. Down the road in Colorado Springs, the boys visit a

S7·E19 Core

The Mega-Pick

Apr 2, 2014 · 45 min

The deals are flying when a Colorado property turns out to be a mega-pick. Down the road in Massachusetts, the guys visit a one-of-a-kind classic car collection where they bid huge

S7·E20 Core

Frank's Holy Grail

Apr 9, 2014 · 45 min

Scouring a mind-blowing collection of vintage petroliana in Massachusetts, Frank breaks a sweat and the bank when he uncovers the holy grail of oilcans. Later, in Rhode Island, the

S7·E21 Core

Backroad Barnstorming

Apr 16, 2014 · 45 min

Time has stood still on a sprawling Connecticut dairy farm, and after a slow start the picking is fast and furious. Down the road in Vermont, the guys pick one of the biggest barns

S7·E22 Core

Legend of the Lost Indian

Apr 23, 2014 · 45 min

Mike and Frank are in Springfield, Massachusetts, the birthplace of Indian Motorcycles. While there, the guys chase a legend that could be a real buried treasure, and drop a massiv

S7·E23 Core

Enter the Negotiator

Apr 30, 2014 · 45 min

The guys are invited to pick a petroliana-packed Vermont property. Later, Mike tackles two major projects in Iowa while Frank and Dave try to buy an ultra-rare cycle car in Florida

S7·E24 Core

Mad as a Picker

May 7, 2014 · 45 min

Danielle and the guys kick it into overdrive when they land a high-profile custom pick for Dollywood, the theme park owned by legendary country music star Dolly Parton. A tribute t

S7·E25 Core

Captain Quirk

May 14, 2014 · 45 min

Frank and Dave's road trip through Florida gets stranger at every turn, from a creepy collection of kitsch to a tugboat that's home to a Captain and his unusual pet. And back in Io

S7·E26 Core

Sweet Homes Alabama

May 21, 2014 · 45 min

Picking the South pays off when Alabama turns up a jackpot of unusual items, including a pricey relic from a legendary plantation home. A small-town Chevy dealership is a time caps

S7·E27 Core

Need for Speed

Jun 4, 2014 · 45 min

The guys hit pay dirt in Alabama while freestyling at a retro automotive warehouse owned by a true blue racing family. They hit a dead end negotiating against the county's former p

S7·E28 Mytharc

Shock Value

Jun 11, 2014 · 45 min

A collector with an unusual taste for high voltage oddities reveals his shocking stash, and Mike and Frank's luck runs cold when they're stonewalled by the Willett brothers.

S7·E29 Mytharc

Alien vs. Picker

Jul 30, 2014 · 45 min

Eccentric Prince Mongo answers to an other-worldly power and commands Mike and Frank to buy, but refuses to quote them any prices; a man cave full of rare cars, and a freestyle sto

S7·E30 Core

Raze the Roof

Jul 30, 2014 · 45 min

With the roof caving in on his massive family stockpile, a Kentucky collector is motivated to sell whatever he can before it's too late. And that's great news for Mike and Frank be

S7·E31 Core

Big Boy Toys

Aug 13, 2014 · 45 min

At an awesome California garage, Mike goes nuts for a must-have retro boat and then falls for a BMW micro car that could be worth some serious coin. Down the road, the guys pay a r

S7·E32 Core

Plymouth Rocks

Aug 20, 2014 · 45 min

In car country, Mike falls hard for a 100-year-old turbo-charged hotrod; the guys land some sweet deals at a massive man cave, and Frank rescues a vintage muscle car from a rusty d

S7·E33 Mytharc

Rocket Man

Aug 27, 2014 · 45 min

Mike and Frank make a scene when they hit the streets in a one-of-a-kind rocket car.

S7·E34 Mytharc

Virginia Is for Pickers

Sep 3, 2014 · 45 min

It's a picking blitz in the state of Virginia, when Mike, Frank, Robbie and Danielle all hit the road to leave no lead unturned.

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